Slab Square Vetu 10 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, packaging, labels, posters, typewriter, utilitarian, retro, technical, mechanical feel, retro utility, printed texture, angular clarity, slab serif, angular, faceted, ink-trap, notched.
This typeface is a slab-serif design with crisp, square-ended serifs and an overall angular, faceted construction. Curves are rendered as chamfered or stepped contours, giving round letters (like O and C) an octagonal feel. Strokes are fairly even, with sharp joins, pronounced corner cut-ins, and small notches that read like simplified ink traps at terminals and inside corners. Spacing and rhythm feel typewriter-like, with compact counters and a consistent, mechanical geometry across caps, lowercase, and figures.
It suits headlines and short-to-medium text where a distinctive mechanical texture is desired, such as editorial pulls, posters, labels, and packaging with a vintage or utilitarian theme. The angular detailing can also work well for technical or archival-inspired layouts where a slightly rugged, engineered voice is appropriate.
The font conveys a retro-mechanical, industrial tone—part typewriter, part schematic lettering. Its chiseled corners and squared serifs add a sturdy, no-nonsense personality that feels archival and workmanlike rather than delicate or ornate.
The design appears intended to blend slab-serif sturdiness with a deliberately faceted, typewriter-adjacent construction, emphasizing sharp corners and squared terminals for a mechanical, printable feel. Its consistent chamfers and notches suggest a goal of maintaining clarity while adding character through angular simplification of curves.
The faceting is especially noticeable in rounded forms and bowls, creating a distinctive pixelated/engraved impression without becoming fully monospaced-looking. Numerals follow the same chamfered logic, with angular turns and squared terminals that maintain a cohesive, engineered texture in running text.